The Story That Changed How We Think About Emergency Funds, with Tanya Taylor.

🌟 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE 🌟 Tanya Taylor’s story is the kind that makes you want to immediately check your savings account and maybe your insurance policy too. She moved from rural Jamaica to the US at 16 with just $100, built an incredible career, grew a seven-figure investment portfolio, and did everything “right” financially, only for one devastating accident to turn her world upside down. In this episode, Tanya shares how budgeting, goal-setting, and long-term investing helped her build wealth from scratch, why emergency funds matter far more than most of us think, and what she learned after being forced to start again. It’s part money masterclass, part resilience lesson, and part gentle-but-firm reminder to stop treating your emergency fund like it’s there for cheeky little treats. And if this conversation gets you thinking about protecting your income too, we mentioned our insurance episode in the chat, you can listen to that here. ( ) Tanya’s links: Grow Your Wealth ( ) Instagram ( ) LinkedIn ( ) Credits: Host: Sophie Hallwright Guest: Tanya Taylor Producer & Editor: Emily Rigby Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro ⁠⁠Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️⁠⁠ For more from The Curve: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ (00:00:00) Introducing Tanya’s Story(00:02:24) Growing Up in Rural Jamaica(00:05:12) A New Perspective on Wealth(00:08:05) Moving to the US with $100(00:11:06) The Money Habits That Changed Everything(00:15:09) Milestones on the Path to Wealth(00:16:26) The Day Everything Changed(00:21:11) Emergency Funds and Preparing for the Unexpected(00:29:40) Teaching the Next Generation About Money(00:36:03) Thanks for Listening(00:36:28) Financial Disclaimer Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

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This episode is 00:36:55 long.

This episode was published on Mar 11, 2026.

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